Introduction to Demography and Population Studies

RD 203: Introduction to Demography and Population Studies (1 Credit: 30 Lect., 30 Sem, 0 Pract.)

Prerequisite: None

Content:
Definition of Demography/Population Studies, The World Population situation - population size, distribution and growth, Sources of Population Data, Basic Measures in Demography - rates and ratios e.g. sex ratio and age dependence ratio, Age and sex composition of a population; The Population Pyramid, Components of Population Change; The Basic Demographic Equation; Fertility Analysis (General Definitions - Fertility, Fecundity, Reproduction, Basic Measures of Fertility - Crude birth rate, General Fertility Rate, Age - specific fertility rate and Total fertility rate, Measures of Reproduction - Gross reproduction rate, Net reproduction rate, The Bongaarts Framework for Analyzing the Proximate Determinants of Fertility, Determinants of Fertility, Fertility Levels and Trend globally, in Africa, particularly, Sub-Saharan Africa); Mortality Analysis (General definitions - mortality, expectation of life at birth, Basic Measures of Mortality - crude death rate, age specific death rate, neonatal and post-neonatal mortality rate, infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, Standardisation of crude death rates - direct and indirect method, Life Tables - construction and application to mortality analysis, Determinants of Mortality, Levels and Trends in Mortality globally, Africa and Tanzania in particular); Migration and Urbanization (General definitions - migration, urbanization, Measures of migration -immigration rate, migration rate and net migration rate, Main features of internal migration in Africa, Determinants of migration, Global patterns of Migration, Measures of Urbanization - Proportion of population urban, Percentage of population urban, Criteria used in defining urbanization, Impact of migration on urbanization).